Prešov climate — normals and trends
Prešov (Slovakia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Prešov averages 124 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Prešov has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 144 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 1 July 2022) and the coldest -29.9 °C (on 21 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PrešovPrešov Region
- coords
- 49.00°, 21.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
691mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
124 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.0 °C
1 July 2022
Coldest day
-29.9 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
69 mm
5 August 2001
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
30 November 1957
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
15 May 2014
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
15 August 1952
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
17 February 2000
Sunniest day
15.1 h
24 June 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 3.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 52 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 91 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 30 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 118 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 60 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 80 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 7.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 96 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prešov?
Prešov has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 691 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prešov?
The hottest day measured in Prešov between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2022, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prešov?
The coldest day measured in Prešov between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -29.9 °C.
Does it snow in Prešov?
Yes. Prešov gets on average 74.5 cm of snow per year and has around 124 frost days.
Has the climate of Prešov warmed?
Yes: Prešov warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prešov?
The wettest day measured in Prešov between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2001, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prešov?
The windiest day measured in Prešov between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1957, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prešov?
The warmest month in Prešov is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Prešov?
Prešov receives on average 691 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prešov?
Prešov gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prešov?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prešov between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2000, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prešov?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Prešov.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prešov?
In Prešov, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 15 August 1952, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 21 January 1940.
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